| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | JS Kabylie | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2003 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
| 2003–2007 | AC Ajaccio | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → FC Gueugnon (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Gueugnon | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | Hibernian | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Nîmes Olympique | 86 | (1) |
| 2011– | JS Kabylie | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2009 | Algeria | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 4 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Abderraouf Zarabi (born March 26, 1979 in Algiers) is an Algerian international footballer. He currently plays as a defender for JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He can play as a central defender or as a left-back.
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Zarabi signed with the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in January 2008, but was released from his contract at the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh.[1]
Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly-promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.[2] On August 1, 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Stade Brestois.[3]
| Algeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 |
Abderraouf is the son of former Algerian international and NA Hussein Dey star Abdelaziz Zarabi. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer who currently plays for Vitória Setúbal in Portuguese Liga.
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